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Time zones, without the head-scratching.

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New York uses Eastern Time (EST), GMT−5. Amsterdam is 6h ahead.

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09:00 in New York is
In Amsterdam
15:00
Thu 1 Jan · Central European Time (GMT+1)

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New York
EST · GMT−5
09:00
Buenos Aires
GMT−3
11:00
London
GMT+0
14:00
Tokyo
GMT+9
23:00

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New York: Thu 1 Jan, 09:00 (EST)
Buenos Aires: Thu 1 Jan, 11:00 (GMT-3)
London: Thu 1 Jan, 14:00 (GMT)
Tokyo: Thu 1 Jan, 23:00 (GMT+9)

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Time tidbits

Fun facts and a quick quiz about how the world keeps time.

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The 15-minute rebel

Nepal runs on GMT+5:45 – one of the few places on Earth with a quarter-hour offset.

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What do these letters mean?

GMT / UTC
Greenwich Mean Time / Coordinated Universal Time. The starting line every other time zone counts from (+0). The whole UK uses GMT in winter, then switches to BST (GMT+1) in summer.
PT · PST/PDT
Pacific Time (Standard / Daylight). US West Coast (LA, San Francisco). GMT−8, or −7 in summer.
ET · EST/EDT
Eastern Time (Standard / Daylight). US East Coast (New York). GMT−5, or −4 in summer.
CET/CEST
Central European Time / Summer Time. Most of Europe (Paris, Amsterdam). GMT+1, or +2 in summer.
TRT
Turkey Time. Turkey (Istanbul). GMT+3 all year.
GST
Gulf Standard Time. Gulf (Dubai, Abu Dhabi). GMT+4.
PKT
Pakistan Standard Time. Pakistan (Karachi, Lahore). GMT+5.
IST
India Standard Time. India (Mumbai, Delhi). GMT+5:30 – yes, a half hour!
ICT / WIB
Indochina Time / Western Indonesia Time. Thailand, Vietnam, Jakarta. GMT+7.
SGT · HKT · CST
Singapore Time · Hong Kong Time · China Standard Time. Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Philippines. GMT+8. (Careful: CST also means US Central.)
JST / KST
Japan Standard Time / Korea Standard Time. Japan and Korea. GMT+9.
AEST/AEDT
Australian Eastern Standard / Daylight Time. Sydney, Melbourne. GMT+10, or +11 in their summer.
ART · BRT
Argentina Time · Brasília Time. Argentina and Brazil (São Paulo). GMT−3.
WAT · EAT
West Africa Time · East Africa Time. West Africa (Lagos) GMT+1; East Africa (Nairobi) GMT+3.